Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Senedd constituency)

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful a Rhymni) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Not to be confused with Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney (UK Parliament constituency).

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Merthyr Tudful a Rhymni
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney as one of the 40
Senedd constituencies
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyWelsh Labour
MSDawn Bowden
Electoral regionSouth Wales East

Boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Westminster constituency.

The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Islwyn, Monmouth, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen.

Voting

In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd
ElectionMemberPartyPortrait
1999Huw LewisLabour Co-op
2016Dawn Bowden

Elections

Elections in the 2020s
2021 Senedd election: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney[1][2]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Dawn Bowden[lower-alpha 1] 13,009 61.5 +14.3 11,181 52.9 +6.0
Plaid Cymru Ian Gwynne 3,698 17.5 -0.5 3,787 17.9 +1.4
Conservative Donna Gavin 2,665 12.6 +6.2 2,879 13.6 +7.2
Abolish Hugh Moelwyn Hughes 656 3.1 New 866 4.1 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Jez Becker 420 2.0 -3.4 426 2.0 -1.3
UKIP George Alexandrov Pykov 382 1.8 -18.9 444 2.1 -18.4
Reform UK Colin Jones 324 1.5 New 278 1.3 New
Green 580 2.7 +0.7
Gwlad 230 1.1 New
No More Lockdowns 193 0.9 New
Propel 123 0.6 New
Communist 87 0.4 ±0.0
TUSC 44 0.2 -0.2
Majority 9,311 44.0 +14.5
Turnout 21,154 34.8[3] -3.7
Labour hold Swing
Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency

Regional Ballot void votes: 162. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (58), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (104)

Elections in the 2010s
Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Party Candidate Constituency[4] Regional[5]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Dawn Bowden 9,763 47.2 -7.1 9,666 46.9 -9.0
UKIP David Rowlands 4,277 20.7 New 4,230 20.5 +16.0
Plaid Cymru Brian Thomas 3,721 18.0 +9.2 3,399 16.5 +4.3
Conservative Elizabeth Simon 1,331 6.4 +0.1 1,340 6.4 -1.7
Liberal Democrats Bob Griffin 1,122 5.4 -7.4 692 3.3 -3.8
Green Julie Colbran 469 2.3 New 404 2.0 -0.3
Abolish 617 3.0 New
Monster Raving Loony 122 0.6 New
TUSC 76 0.4 New
Communist 85 0.4 -0.2
National Front 68 0.3 New
Majority 5,486 25.5 -11.0
Turnout 20,683 38.5 +3.2
Labour hold Swing -13.9
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Party Candidate Constituency[6] Regional[7]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Huw Lewis 10,483 54.3 +17.3 10,779 55.9 +13.8
Independent Tony Rogers 3,432 17.8 New
Liberal Democrats Amy Kitcher 2,480 12.8 −2.4 1,374 7.1 -6.9
Plaid Cymru Noel Turner 1,701 8.8 −3.2 2,363 12.2 -4.6
Conservative Chris O'Brien 1,224 6.3 +0.8 1,554 8.1 +0.4
UKIP 859 4.5 -1.2
BNP 726 3.8 -0.6
Socialist Labour 711 3.7 +1.7
Green 445 2.3 ±0.0
Welsh Christian 324 1.7 +0.4
Communist 112 0.6 ±0.0
English Democrat 52 0.3 +0.1
Majority 7,051 36.5 +14.7
Turnout 19,320 35.3 −3.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Regional ballots rejected at the count: 138[8]

Elections in the 2000s
Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[9]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Huw Lewis 7,776 37.0 −23.5 8,849 42.1 -14.1
Liberal Democrats Amy Kitcher 3,195 15.2 +8.0 2,946 14.0 +5.7
Independent Clive Tovey 2,622 12.5 New
Plaid Cymru Glyndwr Jones 2,519 12.0 −4.2 3,529 16.8 +0.7
Independent Jeff Edwards 1,915 9.1 New
Conservative Giles Howard 1,151 5.5 −2.9 1,612 7.7 -0.5
Independent Jock Greer 844 4.0 New
Independent Vivienne Elliott-Hadley 809 3.8 New
Independent Richard D.M. Williams 162 0.8 New
UKIP 1,191 5.7 +2.9
BNP 922 4.4 +3.4
Independent - Colin Hobbs 537 2.6 New
Green 475 2.3 -0.1
Socialist Labour 424 2.0 -1.3
Welsh Christian Party 275 1.3 New
Communist 130 0.6 New
CPA 77 0.4 New
English Democrat 33 0.2 New
Majority 4,518 21.8 −22.5
Turnout 20,993 38.9 +6.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing −15.8
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[10]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Huw Lewis[lower-alpha 1] 11,148 60.5 +16.6 10,317 56.2 +11.9
Plaid Cymru Alun G. Cox 2,988 16.2 −10.9 2,965 16.1 -18.4
Conservative John L. Prosser 1,539 8.4 +3.4 1,515 8.2 +2.3
Independent Neil Greer 1,423 7.7 New
Liberal Democrats John A. Ault 1,324 7.2 +0.5 1,529 8.3 -1.5
Socialist Labour 599 3.3 +0.9
UKIP 507 2.8 New
Green 436 2.4 +0.4
Cymru Annibynnol 252 1.4 New
BNP 175 1.0 New
ProLife Alliance 77 0.4 New
Majority 8,160 44.3 +27.5
Turnout 18,422 32.8 −12.1
Labour Co-op hold Swing +13.8

2003 Electorate: 55,768
Regional ballots rejected: 228

Elections in the 1990s
Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Party Candidate Constituency Regional [11]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Huw Lewis 11,024 43.9 N/A 11,076 44.3 N/A
Plaid Cymru Alun G. Cox 6,810 27.1 N/A 8,546 34.2 N/A
Independent Tony Rogers 3,746 14.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Elwyn Jones 1,682 6.7 N/A 2,446 9.8 N/A
Conservative Carole M. Hyde 1,246 5.0 N/A 1,470 5.9 N/A
Socialist Alliance Michael Jenkins 580 2.3 N/A
Socialist Labour 588 2.4 N/A
Green 512 2.0 N/A
United Socialist 207 0.8 N/A
Others 114 0.6 N/A
Majority 4,214 16.8 N/A
Turnout 25,088 44.9 N/A
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

1999 Electorate: 55,676

Notes
  1. Incumbent member for this constituency

References
  1. Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Statement of Persons Nominated
  2. "Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney - Welsh Parliament constituency" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. Morgan, Lucy; Thomas, Gareth; Davies, Owain; Wilkes, Joe (18 May 2021). "Election 2021: how many people voted?". senedd.wales. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. "Wales elections > Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. "Wales elections > Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. "Vote 99 Wales (Time Stub 28:13)". YouTube. BBC News. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

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